Trends in Technology Skills and Internet Usage in Selected European Business Schools‪.‬

ABSTRACT Due to the constant and rapid evolution of technology, universities are caught in an on-going balancing act. Universities must provide students with current technology to enhance technical skills as well as keep up with computer hardware and software upgrades. Schools must also provide for instruction and instructional materials that further the knowledge and skills students possess (Holmes, 1999). The current research investigates the technology skills and Internet usage of students enrolled in a cross-section of business classes at selected European universities. Research results indicate that computer use does not vary significantly among the surveyed European business schools. However, there are significant differences in computer ownership by the students. There are also significant differences in access to the Internet by students from inside, as well as outside, their respective universities.